Hi! My name is Axel Becker and I am a freelance

camera operator and photographer.

Come with me on tour in our wild world!

About me:

Everything started, when I discoverd photography as a means to document my beetle collection during my bachelor studies. Quickly the passion to grew and I used my skills to educate people on the fascinating world of insects and nature in general. During my masters in zoology my focus widened and I captured everything beautiful nature has to offer. From tiny invertebrates to vast volcanic landscapes, nothing is save from my lenses! I just love to be out in nature and take it all in.

 

Currently my main occupation is in animal protection for the district Pankow of Berlin. On the side and hopefully some day full time, I am a camera operator and photographer with a focus on nature documentary.

Qualifications:

 

Academic

  • University of Greifswald - Bachelor of Science - Landscape Ecology & Nature Conservation - international
  • University of Jena - Master of Science - Ecology, Evolution & Systematics - special zoology
  • BANU-Certificat bronze - field herpetology Amphibien
  • Spreewaldakademy - Sustainable tourism in the biosphere reserve Spreewald

Technical

  • EASA/LBA - drone licence  A1/A3

 

Current Projects:

 

Documentaries

  • winners and looser of sewage farms (Gewinner und Verlierer der Rieselfeldlandschaft)

species portraits 

  • fire salamander
  • kingfisher
  • fox
  • pheasant

 

Gear:

 

cameras

  • Canon C70 (4K 120 fps)
  • Nikon D850 (4K 30 fps)
    • underwater housing
    • 2x X-Adventurer video lights 15.000 lumen
  • Nikon AW 1 (1080p 60 fps) for shallow underwater shots
  • DJI Ronin RS4 Pro
  • Insta360 X4

lenses

  • Sigma 60-600mm f4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports - EF-Mount
  • Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM Art - EF-Mount
  • Nikon AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f2.8 IF-ED VR
  • Nikon 35-70mm f2.8 AF ZOOM-NIKKOR
  • Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f5.6 ED VR
  • Tamron SP 15-30mm f2.8 DI VC USD G2 - Nikon F-Mount
  • Nikon F-Mount to Canon EF-Mount Adapter
  • Canon Extender EF 2x III
  • Canon EF-EOS R 0,71x Speedbooster

 

audio

  • Sennheiser MKH 416 p48 XLR mic
  • RODE Video Micro
  • RODE Wireless Go + lavalier mic

 

other gear

  • Sachtler Horizon II 150 mm bowl on Sachtler carbon fibre tripod
  • beanbag for low angle shots or out of the car
  • kit for remote camera opteration via lanc cable and HDMI